Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership

Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership information and online procedures.

Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership is made up of statutory safeguarding partners across Derby and Derbyshire, who have equal and joint responsibility for local safeguarding arrangements

Derbyshire Safeguarding Education Subgroup

The education subgroup works with schools and colleges to support them in their work to drive forward safeguarding in their settings.

The education subgroup is responsible for

• helping to develop and update safeguarding procedures and guidance for schools and colleges 
• making sure that schools and colleges are reviewing how they keep children and young people safe in their own setting and demonstrating how they are helping their pupils to be safe.

Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership procedures

Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership have worked together to produce joint policies and procedures in line with current legislation and statutory guidance.

View the Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership policies and procedures.

You can use the search to find a policy, procedure or guidance. Or go to the content tab which includes all the procedures within the manual in an easy to follow order. 

• child sexual exploitation (CSE)
• criminal exploitation, including county lines
• modern slavery
• extremism and radicalisation
• internet based exploitation - contact and non-contact offences, including Youth Produced Sexual Imagery (sexting)
• female genital mutilation (FGM)
• honour based abuse and violence
• forced marriage
• exploitation of an individual’s home and life due to taking advantage of mental health issues or disabilities (cuckooing)

• children missing from home, care or education.

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